Famous Deaths Happened In April - 12
Saturday, 14 February 2026
0065 Death of Seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist on this day in history. 

0238 Death of Gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle) on this day in history. 

0352 Julius I, pope (337-52), dies on April - 12. 

0434 Death of Archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople on April - 12. 

1125 Death of Vladislaus I of Bohemia on this day in history. 

1443 On April - 12 death of henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury 

1550 Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 on this day in history. 

1555 On April - 12 johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 

1605 On this day in history boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies 

1675 Death of Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609) on April - 12. 

1687 Death of Ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer on April - 12. 

1690 On April - 12 miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71 

1704 On this day in history john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 

1748 William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies on this day in history. 

1760 Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64 on April - 12. 

1782 Death of Metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698) on this day in history. 

1788 On April - 12 carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56 

1795 Rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80 on April - 12. 

1797 Josef Antonin Stepan, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history. 

1814 Death of Charles Burney, English music historian (b. 1726) on April - 12. 

1817 On April - 12 charles Messier, "comet ferret" & catalogs famous "M objects,", dies 

1828 Jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60 on April - 12. 

1845 On April - 12 henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65 

1850 On this day in history death of adoniram Judson, American Baptist missionary (b. 1788) 

1859 John Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84 on April - 12. 

1864 On April - 12 thomas Green, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 50 

1872 On this day in history death of nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795) 

1878 William M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies on April - 12. 

1896 On this day in history alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 

1898 Death of Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. 1820) on April - 12. 

1902 On April - 12 death of marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist (b. 1842) 

1909 Hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79 on April - 12. 

1910 On April - 12 william G Sumner, US sociologist/politicologist (Folkways), dies at 69 

1912 Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90 on April - 12. 

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